Thursday, December 30, 2010

New Years Party Inspiration {from Kevin Sharkey}

New Year's Eve, always synonymous with parties and revelry, and this year we've decided to celebrate with a little soirée chez nous - nothing too fancy - just a fun, casual evening with few favourite friends. But of course, New Years calls for a little dash of glamour so a bit of sparkle is in order. I'm feeling very inspired by a housewarming party held by Martha Stewart's decorating guru, Kevin Sharkey, earlier this year - the playful, casual vibe is just perfect for a little at home New Year's bash.

Luckily I happen to have some big white balloons left from our wedding, a big group with some silver spirals of ribbon will add just the right festive touch.

This tiered collection of Oreos is a fun alternative to cake - served with milk, or champagne of course.

Kevin is quite the avid ping-pong player - (in fact, when I met him earlier this year, I'd walked in to find him in the middle of an intense match with Martha Stewart) - for the party, his large dining table was converted to a ping pong table.The delighted guests enjoyed a friendly tournament, keeping score with red Chanel lipstick on the mirror behind.

A large charkboard - or better yet, in this case lipstick on a large mirror would be such a fun idea to get your guests to be interactive and maybe even leave a notes which you could capture in a photo and save to remember long after the party has faded.

No ice bucket? No problem - the bath tub will do just fine. Kevin and Alexis Stewart share a laugh on the bathroom floor amidst a bathtub full of champagne and a shower full of Hermès.

At first scroll, this party looked fun and cool...then those shower boxes hit me in the face. Then everything started to bother me. I hope you don't mind that I ended up with a totally different opinion about the party and blogged about it here http://anonystyle.blogspot.com/2010/12/of-all-pretentious-crap.html too. I'm new to your blog and love it so far, btw! First time commenting.

AS - definitely don't mind at all - a different perspection is always refreshing. B+B - thank you so much! Happy, happy New Year to you too!SH - admittedly if I use this idea the lipstick will likely be of the generic (and probably dollar store) variety ;)

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